Kolkata: As Trinamool Congress faced the heat on the Saradha multi-crore scam, Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh, who was arrested in the case, on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was trying to save the culprits.
"The Chief Minister is trying to save those involved...

Margao: The Trinamool Congress announced its Lok Sabha election debut in Goa Tuesday, signing up a tainted, renegade Congress leader to contest the South Goa seat.
West Bengal Sports and Transport Minister Madan Mitra said former Goa chief minister Churchill Alemao would contest the South...

Kolkata: Heeding complaints that drivers of the new fleet of no-refusal taxis were refusing passengers on various pretexts, West Bengal Transport minister Madan Mitra on Tuesday warned that their permits would be canceled.
"We are told that no-refusal taxi drivers are making excuses lik...

Kolkata: West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra on Friday said that the words `no refusal` would have to be inscribed on the bodies of all meter taxis in the metropolis, where refusal of passengers for various reasons by drivers is a common problem.
"This will come into effect immedia...

Kolkata: Terming his arrest in the Saradha chitfund scam as a "conspiracy", suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh on Saturday said, the police should take the help of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her two party leaders to find the truth behind the case.
Besides Ban...

Kolkata: CPI(M) Politburo member Surjya Kanta Mishra on Wednesday demanded an investigation into the allegations made by Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh against a state minister regarding the Saradha chit fund scam.
"From media reports we came to know that a Rajya Sabha MP of Trinamool ...

Kolkata: Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh was Tueswday interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on his role in the Saradha ponzi scam, after being interrogated by the Bidhannagar Police nine times.
Responding to a volley of questions about his knowledge on Saradha ...

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Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government`s recent decision to ban cycling on main roads in state capital Kolkata has left thousands of residents in this eastern metropolis seething with anger, reports said on Tuesday.
Not only this, the city police have also barred biker...

Kolkata: As the West Bengal bus operators remained firm on their two-day strike across the state from Thursday, state Transport Minister Madan Mitra warned of strong action in case there was any law and order problem.
"The striking bus operators are working in close coordination with the ...

Kolkata: One step ahead of the August 5 directive of the Supreme Court to limit the rampant use of red beacons, the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal plans to change the colour of the beacons to green, blue or even multiple colours at once.
"While there is an urgent need to check ...